2 versions of the game

Hello everyone! I need your help or advices.
I decided that I want to keep two versions of the game : 1 original cm 01/02 v60 and 1 with the latest of your updates april 2015.
So Firstly I had the original game which was not installed with exe file but just downloaded the zip of the game from somewhere, extracted it and it was working just fine for I had a save where I played 7,8 years in it. Let's just say I installed it in C:\Games\CM 2002 folder. I play it on windowed mode.
Recently I decided to install the newest version which I found on these forums. Downloaded everything and I successfully installed it in program files folder. Created a new save game and etc. But this one I played on full screen.
After that I decided to go back to my old save games of the original version of the game. When I started it it started on full screen as well. And it was somehow buggy. I could not access the game settings screen because the game crashes when I Press game settings which was not happening before I installed the other game with the latest patch. Moreover, after pressing some of the buttons the screen of the game goes full white mode every time it has to "think" or process data which does not happen on the version with the latest patch.
SO I guess the both games somehow share video options or something and the newer one bugs the options of the older one.
Can anyone offer a solution if I want to continue playing both my save games created on the original version of the game and those from the latest patch ?

the old game's exe location -> C:\Games\Championship Manager 01-02\CM igrata\cm2002
the new game's location -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Championship Manager 01-02
I don't change any names outside the game.
Ingame I changed the old game's directory in saved games so that I can see my old save games.

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Just managed to setup a multiple install setup with 2 games (1 - old db and 2 - new db)

When I have mounted the image file to the virtual drive, I just need to go to Program Files and delete the extra text e.g. Championship Manager 01-02 olddb
Championship Manager 01-02 (new db) -> deleting the items in the brackets and run the exe in this folder to play on the new db?

Old game...New game

Hello All

Just a quick query as I can't find it after a quick browse.
Recently re-installed, playing 3.9.60 and thoroughly enjoying it, although I do have one minor problem...I really do want to play with updated players etc.

Is there a way to have 2 installs? One running 3.9.60 and one running the newest updates etc?

Just a quick query as I can't find it after a quick browse.
Recently re-installed, playing 3.9.60 and thoroughly enjoying it, although I do have one minor problem...I really do want to play with updated players etc.

Is there a way to have 2 installs? One running 3.9.60 and one running the newest updates etc?

Thanks
Mr Green

You can run saves in parallel with each other, the data folder is only used when creating new games.

Hi chaps if someone could help me out that would really help. Preferable an idiotproof guide! I reinstalled CM01/02 there to try and play the updated database. But I didnt want to lose my original CM0102 game. So during the install I rename the destination folder as NEW but it mustve overwrote the old files and in a panic I thought I'd lost my old original save game!!! Thankfully when I deleted the new install and reinstalled my old game was back in the play saved games section phew!!!

But how do I do it seperately so I can begin to patch it and do a data update? Its a miracle I managed to get the game running with an ISO never mind anything else haha but I really dont want to lose my old saved game and I'm worried I'll overwrite it if I install again a separate game to play the updated version too.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated cheers!

UPDATE: I've tried renaming the original file something else but when I reinstall its still showing as with my old game just cant make no sense of it :-(

Yeh what Redknapp says, if you have no interest going back to start a new game on the older databases after you have updated then update and start a new game, your old save will still work.

However, if you ant to revert to an older database you are better off with multiple installs. Its so easy its unreal, just follow this and add the updates to your new install, just change the CM folder name when you want to revert. I currently have 6 installations.

Right it wont let me upload the image file of what I've done. BASICALLY I've ran the cmexe again from virtual clone drive and installed the game in c/program files (x86)/Championship Manager 01-02.

BEFORE I did this I renamed the ORIGINAL game file c/program files(x86)/Championship Manager 01-02OLD

OK now if I click on either exes and run them my old save file is there thankfully.

Are you saying that if I now patch and update the c/program files (x86)/Championship Manager 01-02. That will let me play a new game from 15/16 and my OLD original game will remain in the CMOLD folder???